29 Dec 1960
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 29, 1960
Page
1
Government said Pathet Lao troops planned to move south from North Vietnam by rail to a point to launch a new offensive in Southern Laos. This suggests coordinated actions amid regional tensions involving Laos and Vietnam.
Images show the Royal Family en route to Sandringham for Christmas with Queen Elizabeth and baby Prince Andrew, and Pope John XXIII delivering his Christmas message from the Vatican. International reports warn Laos and Congo conflicts risking wider war, with statements by Nehru and Prime Minister Nehru and a harsh editorial from the Washington Post.
The Ghana cabinet will meet Friday to discuss France's atomic test. President Nkrumah's office voiced dismay and concern. In Washington the State Department said US policy opposes proliferation of atomic capability. Le Monde noted a truce observed by major powers and condemned France for mass destruction weapons.
Canberra logged a seventh straight day above 85 degrees with a high near 86. The city recorded 66.7 degrees yesterday, slightly hotter than Tuesday. Forecast calls for more sultry, fine weather with light winds and highs in the high eighties.
British scientist C. P. Snow warned at the American Association for the Advancement of Science that 24 nations including China could possess atomic and hydrogen bombs in six years or sooner. He urged nuclear arms restraint, arguing a choice between risk and certain disaster.
Four Capuchin monks in Sicily face trial on charges of murders extortion robbery and complicity as operators of an extortion murder ring based at a monastery near Saltquis selina The State Prosecutor filed the case with the Court Assizes.
In Brussels a tense political crisis deepens as King Baudouin may cut short his Spanish honeymoon to return to a deteriorating situation. The Catholic-Liberal coalition recalls NATO troops in Germany while unions push a 48 hour tram strike amid austerity protests. Police curb a 7000 strong march as shops lock down and rail stations tighten security.
Soviet poet Alexander Tvardovsky, known for sharp Stalin criticism in Pravda, was recommended for the 1961 Lenin Prize. His name appeared among more than 60 literary and art prize contenders. he is 50 and a former war correspondent and Stalin Prize winner.
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